Analysis of CUPA Data: Salary, Benefits, and Cost of Living Trends

CUPA Comparisons Subcommittee on CUPA Comparisons Salary, Benefits, Budget, and Fiscal Planning Committee 2020-2021 Data

What is CUPA? CUPA = College and University Professional Association for Human Resources More than 2,000 member organizations 93% of all U.S. doctoral institutions 79% of all master s institutions 57% of all bachelor s institutions Source: https://www.cupahr.org/about/

Recent Cost of Living Changes CPI GDP Price Deflator 3.7% to the 3rd quarter of 2020 CPI (West) 2020 Increase 1.2% 1.4% 2019 Increase 2.3% 1.8% 2.8% 2018 Increase 1.9% 2.4% 3.1% 2017 Increase 2.1% 1.8% 3.1% Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, BEA.gov

Cost of Living Index Utah Index Ogden National Cost of Living 100 100 Groceries 104 100 Health Care 113 100 Housing 106 100 Transportation 102 100 Utilities 76 100 Source: Payscale.com

CUPA Analysis 2020-2021 COLLEGE / UNIT Actual / New Equitable*100 # of Faculty 106 89.69% Arts & Humanities 48 111.61% Business & Economics 3 80.31% INTL (Continuing Education) EAST 86 98.15% 51 89.35% Education 108 92.45% Health Professions 10 82.95% Library 69 91 90.92% 92.52% Social & Behavioral Sci Science UNIVERSITY 572 93.7%

CUPA Comparison 1996-2020 100.00% 95.00% 90.00% 85.00% 80.00% 75.00% Note: University CUPA Comparison average 1996-2020 is 90.1%

Avg. Percentage of Equitable CUPA Salaries by College/Academic Unit College WSU Actual (18- 19) / CUPA (17-18) WSU Actual (19- 20) / CUPA (18-19) WSU Actual (20- 21) / CUPA (19-20) 89.69% 111.61% Arts & Humanities Business & Economics 88.7% 104.6% 89.7% 108.5% 87.8% 80.31% Continuing Education 96.3% 89.35% 98.15% 88.0% 99.7% Education Engineering, Applied Science & Technology Health Professions Library Social & Behavioral Sciences Science University Average 86.3% 95.8% 92.2% 83.8% 90.6% 92.45% 82.95% 90.92% 89.7% 81.3% 89.0% 94.3% 93.8% 92.52% 93.7% 91.4% 91.4%

Salary Inversion Subcommittee on Salary Inversion Salary, Benefits, Budget, and Fiscal Planning Committee 2020-2021 Data

Background Definition of Inversion A faculty member of higher rank earning less in nine-month FTE salary than a faculty member of lower rank Data from 2020-2021 equity model available at eWeber Portal (Faculty Dashboard) Number of inversions: 55 faculty members, down from 62 in 2019-2020 9.6% of 572 total faculty members (counted in the model), down from 11.3% in 2019-2020 Total amount needed to fix salary inversions: $732,940, down from $825,822 in 2019-2020 (salary only) Analysis based on Inversion Tracker app based on data received from Betty Kusnierz.

Counting Inversions Number of Inversions: Number of faculty members making less than at least one lower ranked faculty member. Counted from the perspective of the higher ranked, lower paid faculty. E.g., Five full professors in a department make less than three associate professors. (Counted as five inversions) E.g. An assistant professor in a department makes more than two associate professors and more than one full professor. (Counted as three inversions) Dollar amount of inversions: The amount needed to erase the inversion E.g. , An assistant professor makes $80,000 in a department where an full professor makes $70,000 (Total dollar amount of the inversion is $10,000) E.g. , An assistant professor makes $70,000 in a department where an associate professor makes $60,000 and a full professor makes $50,000. (Total dollar amount of inversions is $30,000)

Caveats The definition of inversion used is limited Only nine-month FTE salary considered Faculty member degrees not considered Years of service at rank not considered Special situations (e.g. Nursing, Accounting) not considered No justifying reasons for inversions (e.g. underperformance of inverted faculty) considered One higher paid, lower ranked faculty member might invert multiple faculty of higher rank creating a perception of a larger problem than actually exists. Further review at the college level is needed to address specific inversion situations.

INVERSIONS # of Inversions # Inverting $ Amount 6 4 10 Number and Total Dollar Amount by Department DEPT Accounting SC & MIS Total 5 $ 146,114 6 $ 58,726 11 $ 204,840 Number of Inversions: Number of faculty members paid less than at least one faculty member of lower rank Computing MSE Professional Sales Total 9 1 4 4 $ 46,460 1 $ 4,102 2 $ 175,236 7 $ 225,798 14 Amount: Dollar amount needed to match salary of highest paid lower rank faculty member. Dental Hygiene Health Admin Serv Nursing Rad Sci Total 4 3 1 $ 114,952 1 $ 1,320 19 $ 184,761 1 $ 275 22 $ 301,308 22 1 30 (Departments with no inversions not shown.) Math Total 1 1 2 $ 994 2 $ 994 Grand Total 55 42 $ 732,940

DEPT Accounting SC & MIS Total A<I C<I F<I C<A F<A F<C Total 6 4 10 1 1 4 2 1 3 INVERSIONS Type of Inversion by Department Computing MSE Professional Sales Total 5 4 1 2 9 1 4 A<I: (A)ssistant<(I)nstructor 2 C<I: Asso(C)iate<(I)nstructor 5 14 F<I: (F)ull<(I)nstructor C<A: Asso(C)iate<(A)ssistant Dental Hygiene Health Admin Serv Nursing Rad Sci Total 3 1 4 3 F<A: (F)ull<(A)ssistant 3 8 1 F<C: (F)ull<Asso(C)iate 12 2 22 1 30 12 12 3 1 2 *Note: In the case where a faculty member is inverted by more than one higher rank, the inversion with the largest gap in rank is indicated. Math Total 1 1 1 1 Grand Total 17 12 0 4 1 2 55

CLG B&E DEPT Accounting SC & MIS Total A<I C<I F<I C<A $ 26,879 $ 10,111 $ 36,990 F<A F<C Total INVERSIONS Total Dollar Amount of Inversion by Department $ 119,235 $ 48,615 $ 167,850 $ 146,114 $ 58,726 $ 204,840 EAST Computing MSE Professional Sales Total $ 28,683 $ 17,777 $ 4,102 $ 99,702 $ 121,581 $ 46,460 $ 4,102 $ 175,236 $ 225,798 $ 75,534 $ 75,534 $ 28,683 A<I: (A)ssistant<(I)nstructor HP Dental Hygiene Health Admin Serv Nursing Rad Sci Total $ 102,817 $ 12,135 $ 114,952 $ 1,320 $ 184,761 $ 275 $ 301,308 C<I: Asso(C)iate<(I)nstructor $ 1,320 $ 106,943 $ 71,906 $ 275 $ 108,538 $ 71,906 $ 5,912 F<I: (F)ull<(I)nstructor C<A: Asso(C)iate<(A)ssistant $ 102,817 $ 12,135 $ 5,912 F<A: (F)ull<(A)ssistant SCI Math Total $ 994 $ 994 $ 994 $ 994 F<C: (F)ull<Asso(C)iate $137,221 $71,906 $0 $262,382 $12,135 $249,296 $732,940

Gender Equity Subcommittee on Gender Equity Salary, Benefits, Budget, & Fiscal Planning Committee FY 2020 / 2021 Data

University Wide Overview Current Year Prior Year

University Wide Overview Gender Distribution by Rank

Average Salary by Rank & Gender Average Salary by Rank $100,000 $90,000 $80,000 $70,000 $60,000 $50,000 University Faculty $40,000 $30,000 $20,000 $10,000 $- Assistant Professor $96,337 $87,879 $0.91 Associate $80,327 $74,240 $0.92 Instructor $59,460 $53,767 $0.90 Male Female $70,570 $66,516 $0.94 $0.86

Average Salary and Years in Rank Average Salary by Rank Average Years in Rank

Average Salary by Rank & Gender Current Year Prior Year

Actual to Equitable by College Actual nine-month salary divided by equitable salary (per CUPA data). Equitable salary considers market value and years in rank.

Current Prior Equitable Adjusted for comparison

Actual to Equitable by Rank Actual to Equitable Count Actual to Equitable Count

Race/Ethnicity Equity Salary, Benefits, Budget, and Fiscal Planning Committee 2020-2021 Data

Race/Ethnicity Equity Average of Actual/ Equitable Rank White Underrepresented 0.96 0.97 Professor 0.93 0.92 Associate Professor 0.93 0.92 Assistant Professor 0.92 0.88 Instructor Grand Total 0.94 0.93

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